The bones of a saint have reportedly been discovered among the ruins of a monastery in the Syrian town of Qaryatain, which was recaptured from ISIS on Sunday. Photographs taken of the ruins of the Mar Elian (St Julian) monastery appear to show a destroyed sarcophagus containing a skull and bones. The photographs, taken by Channel 4 News reporter Lindsey Hilsum, show bones laying on the ground amid rubble. The remains are thought to be those of St Julian, who was martyred in 284 AD for refusing to deny his faith.
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Bones of saint 'found in ruins of monastery destroyed by ISIS'
St Elian monastery, in the recaptured town of Qaryatain, was bulldozed by the terrorist group last summer
Associated Press
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